Peter Schuyler Quotes

• What is the first thing we did when we took control of Iraq? Protect the oil fields. Remember the administration quote about how the oil would pay for the war.

  Peter Schuyler

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• To be fair, lying is part and parcel of public life. Every politician has lied about something because they are owned by the special interest groups that finance their elections.

  Peter Schuyler

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• Even though the Bush campaign ad tells you that Afghanistan is a new democracy at the Olympics because of Bush’s efforts, Afghanistan hasn’t actually had an election.

  Peter Schuyler

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• Could it be that all those reports coming from our own intelligence that Bush ignored was right all along? Could it be that the UN was right all along?

  Peter Schuyler

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• Bush is a very poor impromptu speaker. He does fine in small groups but when speaking without a script in front of large groups or answering questions he wasn’t prepped for, he has problems.

  Peter Schuyler

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• Before and during the first phase of the war his administration repeatedly maligned the UN but now, that Iraq has turned into a quagmire, it is asking the UN for help.

  Peter Schuyler

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• Politicians in this country have always been for sale. That is nothing new.

  Peter Schuyler

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• For some reason, it never crossed any mind in this administration to ask for the money back.

  Peter Schuyler

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  Tags in Administration, Crossed

• In and of itself, keeping the country safe for business is not a bad thing.

  Peter Schuyler

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• All around the world one heard or read that there was no connection between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda.

  Peter Schuyler

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  Tags in Qaeda, Al

• Until we totally change the way we elect our leaders, until we remove private money from public campaigns, lying will be the de facto method of governance in this country.

  Peter Schuyler

  Topics in Country, Money

  Tags in Change, Private

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